Iloilo City intensifies anti-dengue drive as cases rise 37%

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ILOILO CITY – The city government is urging residents to intensify cleanup activities and seek early medical attention as dengue cases reach alert and epidem...

CLEANUP DRIVE. Village officials in Jaro district conduct a cleanup activity in this undated photo. The Iloilo City Health Office is urging residents to intensify community cleanup efforts amid rising dengue cases in the city. (Photo from Barangay Claudio Castilla)

ILOILO CITY – The city government is urging residents to intensify cleanup activities and seek early medical attention as dengue cases reach alert and epidemic thresholds.

City Health Office head Dr. Mary Ann Diaz said Iloilo City recorded 785 dengue cases and eight deaths from January to October, a 37.7 percent increase from the same period last year.

Twenty-eight villages have reported clusters of cases, while four have been identified as hotspots.

A village is considered to have a dengue cluster when it records at least three cases within four consecutive weeks.

“When you say hotspots, these are barangays with deaths. Actually, as of today, we have already reached the alert and epidemic thresholds,” Diaz said in an interview Thursday.

The latest deaths were recorded in October in Boulevard, Molo; San Isidro, Jaro; and Baldoza, La Paz. The other fatalities occurred in February and August.

Diaz said the city is intensifying its campaign under the Department of Health's 4S strategy, particularly the search and destruction of mosquito-breeding sites and early medical consultation.

“We are intensifying our advocacy of the 4S, with emphasis on two: search and destroy mosquito-breeding places. Second, most deaths are due to late consultation. We campaign for early medical consultation in our nine district health centers,” she said.

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